The Asian side opened the scoring in the 38th minute, when Hinata Miyazawa tried her luck from distance and managed to put the ball just over the outstretched hands of Spanish keeper Catalina Coll.

While La Roja continued to have more of the ball in the second half, they remained unable to exploit that advantage, and a poor clearance that left Saori Takarada alone with the ball in front of Coll allowed Japan to double their advantage in the 57th minute.

Japan withstood the Spanish response and came close to getting a fourth goal in the final minutes.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who watched the game from the stands at Stade Rabine in Vannes along with FIFA president Gianni Infantino, met with the U-20 squad after the match to congratulate them on reaching the final.